The Mask (1994)
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Reviews Counted:42
Fresh:32
Rotten:10
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: It misses perhaps as often as it hits, but Carrey's manic bombast, Diaz's blowsy appeal, and the film's overall cartoony bombast keep The Mask afloat.
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Boring bank account officer Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) is tired of kowtowing to his know-nothing boss and being rejected by attractive women. But just before he decides to end it all, Stanley is... Boring bank account officer Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) is tired of kowtowing to his know-nothing boss and being rejected by attractive women. But just before he decides to end it all, Stanley is transformed from a spineless accountant into a jiving zoot-suited hellion when he discovers the superhuman powers of an ancient wooden mask he finds floating in the river. With the mask, Stanley has the courage to do everything he's ever dreamed of. That includes wooing blond bombshell Tina Carlyle (Cameron Diaz), a torchy singer at the swanky nightclub Coco Bongo. Too bad Tina's caught up with mobster Dorian Tyrel, a brutal villain planning to rob Stanley's bank and take over the city! Now it's up to Stanley to rid the besieged metropolis of Tyrel. Based on the Dark Horse comic book, THE MASK introduced Diaz to audiences and helped cement Carrey's fame after ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE. Its story of a human cartoon, courtesy of computer effects and Carrey's talent for impressions, was a perfect fit for the comedian's pliable facial features. [More]
Starring: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene
Starring: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Jeni
Director: Chuck Russell
Director: Chuck Russell
Composer: Randy Edelman
Producer: Bob Engelman
Story: Michael Fallon, Mark Verheiden
Screenwriter: Mike Werb
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...a kind of Roger Rabbit on steroids that still holds up well after all these years. Full Review |
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The Mask is highly enjoyable -- if you can bear Carrey's constant tics and mugging. Full Review |
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Adroitly directed, viscerally and visually dynamic and just plain fun. Full Review |
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Though the story has a certain universal appeal -- who hasn't felt like a useless jerk and wished to wake up capable of anything? -- the execution is oddly sour and distasteful. Full Review |
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The results are easy to watch, though awfully familiar and simpleminded. Full Review |
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This special effects extravaganza is s good star vehicle for Jim Carrey, exhibiting his skills and his shticks; in a small part, the sexy Cameron Diaz is bound to become a leading lady. Full Review |
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The design is bright as a button and the transformation scenes real eye-poppers, but the film's best special effect is putty-faced Carrey with his razzle-dazzle star turn as the affable Stanley and his manic alter ego. Full Review |
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Cartoony fun with a bombastic Jim Carrey.
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Despite everything, it's still a marvellously energetic movie. Full Review |
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CG overkill salvaged by Carrey's maniacal performance.
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Though a bit slow in the in-betweens (you might get a somewhat antsy), The Mask is a cute clean film for the whole family. Full Review |
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June 05, 2007:
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October 04, 2006:
Jim Carrey & Cameron Diaz Quit "A Little Game"
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September 06, 2006:
Jim Carrey & Cameron Diaz, Together Again?
The last time we saw Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz together, it was during her big breakout in 1994's "The Mask," and now comes word that the comic duo will soon be... More...
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